Chapter 48: Euler, Having Prospects

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  By noon, Ye Feng and Oola returned to the Duke's mansion.

  As soon as they entered the house, a maid came to inform them that the Duke and Miss Nia were waiting for them in the dining room to have dinner together.

  Oola cheered and pulled Ye Feng into the dining hall. Even with a saddle, riding a horse for many miles wasn't a comfortable thing to do. It was well-known that all cavalrymen would be left with sequelae later on, possessing a pair of thighs as wide and captivating as football goalposts.

  After having enough wine and food, taking advantage of the maids bringing dessert, Nia asked: "How was General Leibida's training today?"

  Ye Feng spread his hands and replied, "There are too few people, the equipment is not good, and there are many problems with training. Not to mention other things, there aren't enough horses, heavy cavalry needs to guarantee that each person has a horse for both marching and fighting. Moreover, they can't even form the most basic combat formation."

  Nia let out a slightly disappointed sigh and said, "This is also an unavoidable thing. In the past, our financial situation was not good, and the original city guard of Xinya had only 300 people. Even the guards of Modera were stronger than us. It was already difficult for us to make ends meet, and after the battle with the pirates, we were left with only 200 people. If it weren't for the money you collected at the city gate, I wouldn't even be able to pay the consolation money and pension. I have allocated 5,000 gold coins to General Leibida, asking him to expand the city guard to 1,500 people first, so that if anything happens again, we won't be unable to fight back."

  The duke put down the goose quill pen that was writing a fourteen-line poem and said discontentedly, "This is too little. According to the imperial regulations, a city like Xiniya should have a garrison of three thousand people. Now that we have money, we should replenish the garrison to its full strength."

  Niya glared at him and emphasized, "Our money is still not enough, General Leibida can only train a cavalry team of fifty people first. Have you helped them correct their problems?"

  Ye Feng nodded and said: "I've told him all about my problems, and also taught him the basic training methods, but without three months' time, it's simply impossible."

  Nia said, "It's all right. I sent you to that camp just to see if General Lebid's training methods would work. After all, you're the expert in this area. Also, I want to rebuild our family's guard into a cavalry unit, originally I wanted to have them trained together with the city guards by General Lebid, but now it seems like I'll have to rely on you instead."

  At this time, the maid brought in desserts and distributed them among everyone.

  "Family Guardian?" Ye Feng took over the dessert and asked.

  Seeing his astonished look, the Duke put down his knife and fork to explain: "The House of Julius inherits two positions, one is the Grand Duke of Sinia, and the other is the Governor of Sinia. The City Guard is under the command of the Governor of Sinia, while the family guard can be seen as the private armed forces of the House of Julius. Although both identities are mine, these two troops belong to two different systems. The City Guard of Sinia cannot leave the province without orders."

  Nia sighed, "Yes, in my grandfather's time, the Ulysses family had an elite guard of three hundred people, all composed of veterans from the battlefield. Later, it gradually decreased."

  Nia glared at Duke Sis, who smiled awkwardly.

  "When you saved me and Eula, the people who died in battle were all members of the family guard. Diana is now the leader of the family guard, and the knights she led to find us at that time were just a few remaining soldiers of the family guard. They protected the Yuriius family with their lives, so we all want to rebuild the family guard."

  Niya paused for a moment, thinking of the warriors who had sacrificed themselves to protect her, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart, gently wiping away the corners of her eyes.

  The Duke said: "I hope you can take Oola to rebuild and train the guards, after all, who else knows about heavy cavalry except for you? As the heir of the dukedom, Oola should also understand these things, let alone..."

  The duke gave Ye Feng a ambiguous glance and said: "Diana will always be the captain of the guard."

  Ye Feng sank into thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "What scale should the guard be built to? Is it like General Lei Bida's, trained in batches?"

  "The first batch will only have a few dozen people, the guard now has twelve people left, I'll think of a way to help you find some reliable people, probably can gather about thirty people, after the first batch is trained, they will train new people, and the final scale will be around one hundred people." Nia said self-deprecatingly, "Our current financial situation can only afford to support so many people."

  Ye Feng said, "Alright, but training a heavy cavalryman isn't as simple as what you're seeing now. There will be many problems later on, so mentally prepare yourself first. Just their warhorses and armor alone will be a considerable expense."

  "It's okay, I'll support you with all my might when the time comes. It's all thanks to you that we made it through this difficult situation." Nia gritted her teeth and said resentfully, "I don't want to be surrounded by those rural nobles and nouveau riche again in the future. Even Diana dared to kidnap me. They didn't put the duke and governor in their eyes at all. I'll make these people pay the price when the time comes, especially Dobela and Oseus."

  She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, saying loudly: "I will make them understand who is the real master of Xiniya."

  Thinking back to when he saved Diana, if he had been a step late, Ye Feng's anger rose to his head and he said: "Fine, let's do it this way. Once we have the power, we'll first take care of that little brat Poseidon."

  "Orla chimed in loudly: 'Fix Pochus, we'll castrate him.'"

  Niya angrily said: "Ye Feng you..."

  Ye Feng hastily disavowed himself, saying "I didn't teach him this."

  The duke raised his glass with an unchanged expression, drained it in one gulp, and thought to himself: Ola, you have a promising future.

  In the morning, Ye Feng and Oola were once again dragged out of their beds by two strong women, and after hastily finishing breakfast under the women's constant urging, they were pulled to the courtyard where the Duke's guards lived and trained.

  Twelve of the last Guardsmen were gathered in the courtyard for morning exercises at this time.

  Compared with others, these guards living in the Duke's mansion knew Ye Feng very well.

  In the official propaganda of Xiniya, our great dragon knight Ye Fengge is a person who has possessed the noble qualities of ancient wandering knights, an upright and brave, selfless and fearless person, a person who has transcended lowly tastes.

  He rescued women and children from the butcher's knife of robbers, and the righteous and severe condemnation made the robbers ashamed. The robbers, who were at a loss for words and furious with shame, launched an attack on our great dragon knight.

  Facing a hundred thousand enemies (you didn't misread, it's indeed a hundred thousand), our dragon knight let out a scornful smile, charging alone into the enemy formation, entering the midst of the army as if nothing was there, cutting down generals and snatching flags, with no one able to withstand him. The enemy was greatly shocked, and retreated in disarray, trampling each other to death in unknown numbers. Later, he met with the Duke, and everyone regarded him as a hero of the current generation, mutually admiring each other, gladly accepting the heavy responsibility, and teaching out a generation of proud heroes under the command of Emperor Ora.

  The legend of the Red Dragon Knight, Ye Feng, is even more absurd. He was originally the son of a supreme god and a demigod, who fell in love with a beautiful goddess from the heavenly realm. This led to the jealousy of other gods, who conspired against him and sent the evil black dragon, Meruken Yebakadaranas, to attack Ye Feng. After a fierce battle lasting three days and nights, Ye Feng killed the dragon and rescued the princess, who was actually the daughter of the Dragon God and had been kidnapped by the black dragon while in human form.

  The Dragon God's daughter promised herself to Ye Feng, offering to warm his bed at night and transform into a dragon to serve as his mount during the day. Their love story was filled with tears and laughter, but was opposed by the tyrannical Dragon God, who forced the princess to return to the Dragon Mountain. In a fit of rage, Ye Feng single-handedly charged up the mountain, overcoming three challenges set by the Dragon God, and finally reunited with his beloved.

  The first challenge was... The second challenge was... After that, he returned to the heavenly realm, slaughtered his enemies, rescued the goddess, and from then on, the three of them (none of whom were human) lived happily ever after. Ye Feng's story has become an eternal theme for knights in later generations, captivating countless young men and women.

  (I'm writing this just for everyone's entertainment, but it seems like I'm padding the word count, forgive me)